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April 27, 2022

Stowe-Morrisville Airport in Vermont loses its FBO

Stowe Aviation Vacates Its Coop At Stowe-Morrisville State Airport

In mid-April 2022 Stowe Aviation, the lone Fixed Base Operator (FBO) providing light maintenance, fuel, and other services at the Stowe-Morrisville State Airport (KMVL) in Vermont had vacated the premises after it failed to receive what it believed were good faith promises by the state to develop and expand airport operations.

“I Heard A Weird Noise Come From The Engine. I Saw My RPM Gauge Drop.”

On March 25, 2022, about 1613 eastern daylight time, a Diamond DA-40NG, N471BL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Smithfield, North Carolina. The flight instructor and student pilot were seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the certificated flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot, they conducted a preflight inspection of the airplane with no anomalies noted before departing Johnston Regional Airport (JNX), Smithfield, North Carolina, on an instructional flight.